Currant-glazed Salmon

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 (3 lb) salmon fillets
• 3 medium garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup currant jelly
• 1 tablespoon orange-flavored liqueur, like triple sec
• 1 orange, juice and zest of

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• 2 sprinkle salmon fillet with 1 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoons pepper.
• 3 place on foil-lined baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• 4 roast salmon 25 minutes, or until nearly opaque. heat broiler.
• 5 meanwhile while salmon is roasting, in a small saucepan over medium heat, cook garlic in oil for 2 minutes, or until slightly browned. stir in currant jelly, liqueur, and 1 tbs. orange juice.
• 6 increase heat to high; bring to a boil.
• 7 cook 8 minutes more, or until mixture thickens and can coat back of spoon.
• 8 stir in 1 tbs. orange zest.
• 9 spoon 1/2 currant-orange mixture over salmon fillet.
• 10 broil salmon 3 minutes, or until golden.
• 11 transfer salmon to serving platter. serve with remaining currant sauce.
• 12 if desired, garnish with kumquats, berries and citrus curls.